"Welcome to "Googlios" where free Google tools meet ePortfolios.
This site is intended to be a collection of resources for those interested in using ePortfolios in Education. "
Social network resource collection and bloggin. Follow experts and answers and eportfolio rolled together. Could also function as a team hub, but it doesn't have live conferencing. Tools to create posts, webcam, and screencasts. No assessment or course sequence. Freemium model with generous caps on storage and bandwidth.
From the University of Wisconsin comes this set of rubrics for the following topics
Cooperative Learning Research Process/Report
PowerPoint/Podcast Oral Presentation
Web Page and ePortfolio Math, Art, Science
Video and Multimedia Project
Creating Rubrics
Writing Rubrics for Primary Grades
Game and Simulations Web 2.O
"A collection of rubrics for assessing portfolios, cooperative learning, research process/ report, PowerPoint, podcast, oral presentation, web page, blog, wiki, and other web 2.0 projects."
Not sure if you have already seen this in the past, but this has been a lifesaver for me over the past 2 years. You upload a file, set the width, height, printing, downloading and privacy options and then copy the code the site generates for you.
This then allows you to embed the code into any other website as HTML. Once embedded, you can zoom in and out, print and download. My favourite feature is the 'Full screen' button in the bottom right hand corner which enlarges the document so even the weariest of eyes can read it online. You should never really have to print them out at all.
Running a Learning Management System means you want to be able to share documents, PDFs, etc but not necessarily have to download them and then open them. This has helped keep our parent community happy as it cuts out another two steps when accessing their newsletter online, and it has come in really handy for ePortfolios. With the release of the Ultranet in all Victorian schools, this type of tool will become even more valuable.